A Single Spark

A Single Spark

1995
1h 32m
7.1

7.1/10

16 votes • View on IMDb

"One boy... one flame... and a world is changed forever."

Overview

Activist and law school graduate Kim is being persecuted by the mid-’70s Park regime for trying to write a book about Jeon Tae-il, a union activist who immolated himself at age 22 to protest government hypocrisy.

Status: Released

Language: KO

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Production Information

Production Companies
Cine2000
Production Countries
South Korea
Spoken Languages
Korean

Quick Facts

Original Title 아름다운 청년 전태일
Release Date November 18, 1995
Status Released
Language KO
IMDb ID tt0121755

Cast

Hong Kyung-in
Hong Kyung-in

Jeon Tae-il

Moon Sung-keun
Moon Sung-keun

Young-soo

Kim Sun-jae
Kim Sun-jae

Jung-soon

Kim Bo-kyung
Kim Bo-kyung

Kyung-ja

Dong Bang-woo
Dong Bang-woo

Tae-il's Father

Jeong In-gi
Jeong In-gi

Young-soo's Junior

Park Yong-su
Park Yong-su

President of Pyunghwa Market

Lee Yong-nyeo
Lee Yong-nyeo

Woman Buying Umbrella

Kwon Tae-won
Kwon Tae-won

Factory Owner

Lee Joo-sil
Lee Joo-sil

Tae-il's Mother

Yoo Soon-chul
Yoo Soon-chul

Young-soo's Father

Park Cheol-min
Park Cheol-min

Hanmisa Tailor

Key Crew

Park Kwang-su
Director
Yoo In-taek
Producer
Kim Jung-hwan
Writer
Lee Chang-dong
Writer
Hur Jin-ho
Writer
Park Kwang-su
Writer
Yi Hyo-in
Writer